This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession, (Paperback)

from barnumsmom

This is a very technical book, so if you are looking for a fun read about music, this is NOT your book. This book reads more as a doctoral disseration, and focuses heavily on research in the music ...

from dele2451

A professional musician turned neuroscientist explains to non-musicians and non-scientists how our brains process, recall, and react to auditory stimuli and why music plays such a key role in cultu...

from sjmccreary

Written by a music recording engineer turned neuroscientist, this book discusses the different ways we are impacted by the music we hear. He explains some basic music theory and shows us the scient...

from abraxalito

this was highly enjoyable, mainly because the author has crossed over from the practical side of music (playing, recording, producing) to the theory of how we come to enjoy it (neuroscience). This ...

from rivkat

A fairly readable overview of the basics of music and what we know about the brain's response to music. It's best at making the points that (1) we are all experts at listening to music, even if the...